I had to sell my red 95 Firebird after I had my motorcycle wreck, and it broke my heart... I loved that car and I also had a set of deep dish C6 Z06 wheels that were super sexy and they dont make anymore. Now, over 5 YEARS later, I was able to track down my old car and was able to get my old wheels back! The wheels are staggered 17/18 and never had a problem on the 95. I put them on my 99 though, and it started saying LOW TRAC. I heard that the reason was that the 95 only had ABS in the front and the 99 has ABS in all 4. I was told my tires are spinning at different speeds due to the staggering it makes the light come on. How can I fix this? It locked up and I could put the pedal to the floor and it wouldnt go. I dont drive super fast, but I was told to ease off the gas to make it stop. Didnt know if I should turn the TCM off (which I dont really think is the smartest) or if I can/should disable the sensors? Can someone please help?
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I had to sell my red 95 Firebird after I had my motorcycle wreck, and it broke my heart... I loved that car and I also had a set of deep dish C6 Z06 wheels that were super sexy and they dont make anymore. Now, over 5 YEARS later, I was able to track down my old car and was able to get my old wheels back! The wheels are staggered 17/18 and never had a problem on the 95. I put them on my 99 though, and it started saying LOW TRAC. I heard that the reason was that the 95 only had ABS in the front and the 99 has ABS in all 4. I was told my tires are spinning at different speeds due to the staggering it makes the light come on. How can I fix this? It locked up and I could put the pedal to the floor and it wouldnt go. I dont drive super fast, but I was told to ease off the gas to make it stop. Didnt know if I should turn the TCM off (which I dont really think is the smartest) or if I can/should disable the sensors? Can someone please help?
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Yes, my mistake I meant TCS. The ABS INOP light never came on. The LO TRAC light came and I could push the gas pedal to the floor and nothing would happen. I was driving like I normally do and dont think I was accelerating too hard. I believe I have 245s on the front and 285s on rears. I plan to go to 255s and 295s next time I get tires. I have wheel spacers on rears that I think are quarter inch, not sure if that matters or not. I would like to get bigger spacers as I like the look of the fat tires in the back sticking. I love how your car looks too. How did you make your rear look that way and what is the biggest spacer I can put in the rear? Was looking at other threads you commented on about it, but still am not completely sure.
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Ok I just checked and I guess the Fronts are 245/40/R18 and Rears are 285/35ZR19. I could have sworn the wheels were 17/18? But it has been over 5 years since I last had them haha... Front tires are OHTSU FP7000 and rears are OHTSU FP8000. Just looked online and says fronts are all weather and rears are summer. Not sure why anyone would do that... Rears are newer and have more tread than front. Took it to a tire shop, tires are inflated correctly, fronts just have less tread, but still have some tread left on them. It had just started sprinkling when it first came on, never had come on before with the other tires even when driving in bad rain. The second time I was driving it wasn’t raining and roads were dry. Was driving on highway first and then just through town the second time it came on, no gravel, sand, or wet surface. We’ve had the car for a couple years and never had a problem like this until the staggered wheels were put on. TCS doesn’t really bother me and I had similar thoughts about the ABS. I would like the car to be as safe as possible as I’ve had enough wrecks.
Awesome!! Thanks! Geez your car is sexy... Need to pick my jaw off the floor 😂 I would like to have a similar look with the back sticking out like in your drag set up if possible with my street tires.
The tires I am planning to buy next are the EXTREMECONTACT DWS 06. Just checked and 285s are the biggest tires they have for the rears. They have them in 285/30ZR19 if you think the 30 vs the 35 would make a difference.
How do I measure the width and offset of wheels? I have seen wheels like mine online before and I think it said the width and offset, just didnt know if it would be the same or not.
I had seen a guy in a trans am and his tires stuck out kind of like I want mine to. I asked him what size tires he had and he said 245s on all four corners. Must have had big spacers. Was thinking I should get maybe 1 inch spacers? Probably will need new studs. Didnt know if these were the way to go or not.
https://www.jegs.com/i/ARP/070/100-7708/10002/-1
I can try to go and measure the wheels if I know how to do it myself.
The tires I am planning to buy next are the EXTREMECONTACT DWS 06. Just checked and 285s are the biggest tires they have for the rears. They have them in 285/30ZR19 if you think the 30 vs the 35 would make a difference.
How do I measure the width and offset of wheels? I have seen wheels like mine online before and I think it said the width and offset, just didnt know if it would be the same or not.
I had seen a guy in a trans am and his tires stuck out kind of like I want mine to. I asked him what size tires he had and he said 245s on all four corners. Must have had big spacers. Was thinking I should get maybe 1 inch spacers? Probably will need new studs. Didnt know if these were the way to go or not.
https://www.jegs.com/i/ARP/070/100-7708/10002/-1
I can try to go and measure the wheels if I know how to do it myself.
Just googled the offset and it says 18x8.5 46 mm offset and 19x10 65 mm offset. Not 100% positive if theyre the same as mine, but it was on a set of deep dish c6 z06 wheels. What size spacers would I want for those?
Thanks for the info. Ill try to verify soon. If that is the correct size are those the biggest spacers I can/should use, and should I put the same size spacers on all four corners?
I’m not sure if the actual measurements I posted are different than what I had seen online? I measured following what you had posted before. Can my mechanic check to see if the chassis is centered? Also, I don’t know anything about rolling the fender, is that a lot of work to do? I may see if my mechanic could do that as well. I’ve been looking for pictures of 3/4 vs 1 inch spacers but didn’t have much luck. Lastly, do I put the same size spacers on all 4 corners?
Thank you for all of the information. I read your other post and you said spacers werent necessary, but I didnt know if spacers would make a difference in stance or not. I would have my mechanic or someone experienced do all the work, but if you still dont think it is a good idea, then I think Ill go with the 3/4. Im guessing I need either longer studs or adapters. Is there any place you recommend to buy the parts?
This is the cheapest I'm seeing for what I need.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253999105515
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253999105515
Thank you for explaining things over and over again to me. I think I finally understand. Sorry if I frustrated you. I dont know hardly anything about cars and I have a Traumatic Brain Injury from my motorcycle wreck, which is a bad combo haha... I had already thought about putting my quarter inch spacers that are on the rear in the front when I get new rear spacers. So Im glad to hear that will work 😎Here are a couple pictures. Not sure you can see what you need from them or not though. Thanks again, Fred!
Geez... Im having problems with my iPhone pictures again. Sometimes they post right side up, but other times they dont... Fixed it now. Looks like when I post Live Photos theyre upside down but when I turn Live Photo off it fixes it.
Geez... Im having problems with my iPhone pictures again. Sometimes they post right side up, but other times they dont... Fixed it now. Looks like when I post Live Photos theyre upside down but when I turn Live Photo off it fixes it.
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Couple more pics
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3/4 spacers worked out great for the back! Thanks for your help, Fred! I was going to put the 1/4 spacers in the front, but the studs werent long enough. Also, my mechanic said that if I put those on, it would fling whatever was under my front wheels on the side of the car. Which might be true? The car is black so its already hard enough to keep clean lol. I think the stance looks way better now and Im fine with just the rear spacers if the fronts wont work.
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Yeah, I know you'd said that about the 3/4" spacers, but I wasn't sure about the 1/4". Didn't seem like 1/4" would make much difference, but it made enough difference in the back to make it not rub. So I didn't know, I'm happy with the stance now though so I may just leave it.
Anyway, that's sad to hear that she's just been parked for 5 years... Do you have any other sports cars or F bodies? I'd seen you post about Camaros before. I feel like people with other sports cars (mustangs mostly but also camaros sometimes too) always want to show off revving their engines and race at stop lights. I don't see that with Firebirds really though.
I like how the newer style of Camaros look, but I'm not too big on the older style personally. I'd still rather have my Firebird over any other car though
Anyway, that's sad to hear that she's just been parked for 5 years... Do you have any other sports cars or F bodies? I'd seen you post about Camaros before. I feel like people with other sports cars (mustangs mostly but also camaros sometimes too) always want to show off revving their engines and race at stop lights. I don't see that with Firebirds really though.
I like how the newer style of Camaros look, but I'm not too big on the older style personally. I'd still rather have my Firebird over any other car though
Oh wow, and hey theres nothing wrong with a Prius! I got the 6 cylinder Firebird on purpose as its cheaper on gas and basically everything. I plan on getting a truck at some point though because Firebirds arent the most practical for lots of things haha
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